Category: HEALTH POLICY
-
‘Stop using this criminal-justice hammer to address a public-health nightmare,’ state justice and public safety secretary says of drugs
Justice Secretary John Tilley at workshop —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News ASHLAND, Ky. – At a day-long workshop for journalists on covering substance abuse and recovery, state Justice...
-
March of Dimes gives Ky. D-minus for high rate of pre-term births; maternal deaths spike; new collaborative will work on such issues
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Childbirth, which should be one of life’s most joyous occasions, has become more deadly for Kentucky mothers, and remains problematic for many Kentucky babies...
-
Federal ban on e-cig flavors appears to have stalled; new study shows e-cigs may be just as harmful to the heart as cigarettes
President Trump and his top health officials said in September that they were planning to place a ban on flavored electronic cigarettes, but the policy appears to have stalled. Mitch Zeller, director...
-
Celebrate National Rural Health Day with a week of events starting Monday
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy is planning a week of events to observe National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21. Nov. 18 From 9:30 a.m. ET to 12:30 p.m., the National Institutes of Health will hold a...
-
More action needed to protect patients from antibiotic-resistant infections, which kill an American every 15 minutes, CDC says
The University of Louisville Hospital got a D overall in the Leapfrog Group’s patient-safety ratings and was rated poorly in dealing with one of the major antibiotic-resistant infections, Methicillin-resistant staphlycoccus areus (MRSA), and C. diff, an infection related...
-
With the holiday season just ahead, it’s more important than ever to get this year’s flu shot, state health department says
Mayo Clinic photo —– The state Department for Public Health is pushing Kentuckians to get their flu shots, since the holiday season is approaching. “People will be traveling and families will gather...
-
Gov.-elect Andy Beshear says he’ll immediately rescind Gov. Matt Bevin’s Medicaid plan; Republicans are wary of legislating it
(Reuters photo by Harrison McClary) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Governor-elect Andy Beshear says he will rescind Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s Medicaid plan, which includes, among other things,...
-
Kentucky doctors and hospitals are changing the culture of opioid prescribing, acknowledging their role in spurring the epidemic
Dr. Philip Overall in the emergency room at St. Claire Hospital in Morehead, which has cut the unit’s opioid-prescription rates by half. (Photo by John Flavell for the Lexington Herald-Leader) —–...
-
First Ky. Senior Hunger Summit brings awareness to issue, seeks solutions; nearly 3,000 Ky. seniors on waiting list for home meals
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One in six Kentuckians older than 60 have faced the threat of hunger in the past year, prompting state officials to hold the first-ever...
-
Kentucky schools can tap federal money to provide more school-based health services for students enrolled in Medicaid
Kentucky school districts can now use federal Medicaid funding to expand school-based health services, the state announced Friday. “The Medicaid state plan amendment will allow school districts to use federal...